Amerks sign Edwards to tryout

Amerks sign Edwards to tryout

(Rochester, NY)...
The Rochester Americans announced today that the team has signed defenseman
Maury Edwards of the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones to a professional tryout.

Edwards,
24, has appeared in 23 games for Cincinnati this season, recording 10
points (3+7) and six penalty minutes and ranks second on his team in
scoring among
defensemen. The 5-foot-11, 176-pound Edwards played in 12 American
Hockey League games last season with Providence, Lake Erie and Peoria
following the completion of his collegiate career. A native of Rocky
Rapids, Alberta, Edwards played four seasons with
UMass-Lowell, where he registered 79 points on 28 goals and 51 assists
in 147 games. Edwards was a Hockey East First Team All-Star in 2008-09.